Real positions. Quiet practice.

Challenging Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

Rating 1600–1999 · 9000 puzzles

Challenging level — for strong club players

Multi-move combinations where move order and in-between resources decide whether the idea works at all.

How to train at this level

Calculate the full line to a quiet position before playing the first move. When you fail one, replay it and find the exact ply where your calculation diverged — that habit converts losses into training signal.

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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 4201–4224 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 09fDR

Rating 1785 advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0EmFh

Rating 1785 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HhBu

Rating 1785 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HtsP

Rating 1785 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0L97V

Rating 1785 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0OELd

Rating 1785 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0OJU8

Rating 1785 advancedPawncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0RZG0

Rating 1785 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UJ23

Rating 1785 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07VFI

Rating 1786 crushingdeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0C50u

Rating 1786 crushinginterferenceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Einp

Rating 1786 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Hede

Rating 1786 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JBMc

Rating 1786 advantageintermezzomaster
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